Creative Thinking

It means using thinking skills to

make new and useful connections to
what is known & ordinary and to
bring novel solutions from the
4 stages of creative thinking
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Getting ready

Contemplating over the problem

Discovering the new ways to find solutions

The Aha!

Assessing the new thought/ solution(s)

Guidelines for Innovative
or Creative thinking
Withholding your judgment

Generating a large number of ideas

Accepting the unusual or even the queer

Forming new links

 Barriers to Creativity
Baseless assumptions

Unverified judgments

The ‘right answer’ syndrome

The fear factor_ especially that of failure